Tully, N.Y. -- A man in his 60s who is battling cancer got help from his son-in-law to escape his fire-engulfed house at 1566 Oak Hill Road Friday morning, the landowner of the property said.

Robert Goodman, the sole tenant of the trailer, called his daughter as he struggled to exit the home, property owner Judy Hunt said.

His daughter's husband was at the Nice 'N Easy in Tully, and drove to the house immediately, he told Hunt. When he arrived, he could see flames coming out of the house, but was able to get inside to help Goodman.

"He could barely make it out," Hunt said she was told. "He was trying to get out this door but he couldn't even make it that far."

Goodman was transported to the hospital by Amber Ambulance, said Michael Huppman of Onondaga County Emergency Management. He said he did know the extent of Goodman's injuries.

With no hydrants nearby, firefighters relayed water from the Otisco Fire Department a few miles away to a pool set up on site.Julie McMahon | jmcmahon@syracuse.com

Hunt said she believed he had minor burns on his face, and may have suffered from smoke inhalation.

Shortly after firefighters arrived at the Oak Hill Road home, explosions went off inside, Huppman said. The explosions continued as firefighters doused the flames. Investigators were looking into the cause of the explosions, he said.

Hunt, the property owner, said that the numerous oxygen tanks which Goodman used for his health could explain the explosions.

Onondaga County 911 Dispatch reported the fire at 9:25 a.m. Friday.

The Otisco, South Onondaga, Amber, Navarino and Tully fire departments, Amber Ambulance and the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office responded.

With no hydrants nearby, firefighters relayed water from the Otisco Fire Department a few miles away to a pool set up on site.